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A Fit & Able Life
by Fit & Able Productions
A Fit & Able Life is your positive resource for making the change you want. New episodes 5 days per weeks on great topics covering health, fitness, wellness, and community. Fit & Able Productions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves the Triangle area, building healthier communities one athlete at a time of all ages, abilities, and skill levels.
Episodes
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All About Team Fit & Able!
25 years ago Fit & Able Productions began as a just Team Fit & Able, a youth triathlon team. Now it has evolved to a multi-season, multi-discipline, all-ages training program and its still going strong. Learn all about Team Fit & Able!
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Fit & Able Free-for-All Race Series
The competition doesn't end at the finish line with the Free-for-All Race Series! Learn how you can earn points throughout the year at all Fit & Able events and win prizes at the end!
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Fit & Able Rewards - Sign Up & Save!
Today I want to go over the special offers we have available at most of our events to help get you to the start line and to invite your friends and family to join you. With these offers you can sign up for all Fit & Able races and save! Learn about: - Multi-race Bundles - Referral Rewards - Team...
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What's Coming Up with Fit & Able!
Summer is her and we are all taking time off from racing but the fall season is coming up fast and we want to make sure you are ready! Here is a quick overview of what the rest of 2021 has in store for Fit & Able and YOU!
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Training Plans for Beginners - Part 5 - Celebrate Your Goal!
Congratulations! You’ve followed the plan you laid out and achieved the goal you were training for. There may have been ups and downs along the way - maybe you were injured and had to downshift the exercise for a bit, or burned out and had to fight yourself to get back on the wagon - but, no…
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Training Plans for Beginners - Part 4 - Structuring Your Plan
Alright, welcome back for the next part of this series on training plans for beginners. Just to recap, first, you determined your starting point, or current fitness level, and then you set the goal you are going to work for. Now it’s time to fill in the middle with all the incremental steps you...
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Training Plans for Beginners - Part 3 - Setting Your Goal
Are you ready for the fun part of creating your first training plan? In this video we are going to go over exactly how you can set your goal in the best way possible for you to achieve it. Do you remember making outlines? You know, those bulleted lists that helped you plan and organize your…
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Training Plans for Beginners - Part 2 - Safety First!
Alright, I hope from yesterday’s video you understand the value of establishing a training plan. Having a plan will help you filter out distractions, break down a monumental task into bitesize chunks, and help you a commit to a process rather than hoping for a goal. BUT before we start laying out…
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Training Plans for Beginners - Part 1 - Introduction to Training Plans
We are now halfway through the year but there’s still a long way to go before we’re clinking champagne glasses and toasting the new year. The good news for all of us is that there's still time to do the work and make progress on whatever we hoped to gain this year. If you need to take another…
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Happy World UFO Day!
Happy World UFO Day! It's Friday before a long holiday weekend so let's have some fun! UFOs used to just be the stuff of the silver screen, conspiracy theorists, and guys with extra hubcaps and a camera. But if you've been paying attention to the news the past 9 months or so you'll have heard…
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Happy Joke Day!
Happy Joke Day! And Happy July too! Yes, the year is officially half-way through, which is hard to believe. But while it's time to get serious and buckle down on what we want to get our of 2021, today is an opportunity to sit back and have a laugh at everything so far. Jokes have likely been told...
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Happy Social Media Day!
Happy Social Media Day! Depending on who you're talking to social media is either the best way to stay connected with everyone you know or the destroyer of civility, productivity, and attention spans. Let's just call it somewhere in the middle and recognize that it's here to stay. So, let's put…
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Happy International Mud Day!
Happy International Mud Day! Mud. It often seems like a nuisance, doesn’t it? As soon as it rains, mud is everywhere, and it literally gets all over everything - especially those things we desperately tried to avoid getting it on too. There are definitely no benefits this slippery, sticky dirty...
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Happy Heart Hugs Day!
Happy Heart Hugs Day! If a 'heart handshake' is what a surgeon does to manually keep your heart beating what could a heart hug possibly be? Well, it means it’s time to get super snuggly and lovey dovey with the people you really love. If you’re a bit of a humbug, you probably won’t be up for...
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Happy Strawberry Parfait Day!
Happy Strawberry Parfait Day! Like it's distance cousin - the Strawberry Short Cake - I'm going to keep this one brief. Strawberry Parfait Day, dedicated to that delicious treat that is so welcome during the hot summer months, and craved even in the face of the biting cold of winter by the true...
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Happy Swim a Lap Day!
most popular forms of physical activity, even among otherwise sedentary individuals. Throughout the centuries swimming has also been a vital skill for many people and cultures to provide for themselves, whether for fishing, pearl diving, and other activities to reap the bounties of the sea....
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Happy Let it Go Day!
Happy Let it Go Day! No, this isn't a day to dress like Elsa and go sing in the snow. But if that's your thing I'm not one to judge, especially if you're able to find snow in North Carolina in June. Everyone has probably experienced those nagging regrets and grudges that tug at their souls for...
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Happy Onion Rings Day!
Happy Onion Rings Day! Its about time we had another tasty day to celebrate. It's also been a long time since I've had onion rings so it is fortuitous to celebrate them today since they've been on my mind anyway. In the hierarchy of less-than-healthy sides French fries are the baseline, then come...
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Happy World Music Day!
Happy World Music Day! There’s nothing in the world like the sound of your favorite song coming on, it just gets right into your head and your body and makes you move. Some of our favorite songs can lift us up out of depression and worry, and make an otherwise horrible day suddenly seem like it’s...
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Happy Sauntering Day!
Happy Sauntering Day! No, I did't just mumble "Happy Saturday" but I hope yours is off to a great start. I know you've got tons of great stuff planned for the day so I will keep this short. The world around us is moving at such a hectic pace that we often forget to slow down and smell the...
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Happy Go Fishing Day!
Happy Go Fishing Day! Picture this. The sun is just beginning to rise over the horizon, painting the sky a vivid palette of reds and oranges. The quiet buzz of insects can be heard as they dance over the water’s surface, punctuated occasionally by the splash of a fish breaking the surface for its...
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Happy Garbage Man Day!
Happy Garbage Man Day! This may sound like a strange one but just imagine what the world would be like if you had to live without the services of your local, friendly garbage professional. There would be mountains of trash piled up outside every home and business, and the smell alone would put us...
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Happy Fresh Veggie Day!
Happy Fresh Veggie Day! Fresh Veggies Day is celebrated in early summer when the tastiest new-season vegetables start to become plentiful. It’s a great kickoff to the rest of the summer, acting as a reminder to look out for fresh, local vegetables to add to the table all throughout the season....
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Happy Smile Power Day!
Happy Smile Power Day! A smile a day keeps so many bad things away. We can't possibly list them all here. But we do have a few minutes to talk about all the benefits! Smile Power Day is the perfect excuse to shine your pearly whites, show off those dimples, and make your eyes sparkle. And no, you...
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Happy International Bath Day!
Happy International Bath Day! It may seem strange that something so routine is honored with its own day so let's just start by saying that International Bath Day isn’t the only day of the year you should take a bath. It is not in the spirit of this holiday to make everyone else try to keep upwind...
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Happy Superman Day!
Happy Superman Day! Yep, today is the day to celebrate the Man of Steel. As a goody-two-shoes he has never personally been a favorite character of mine but there is still plenty to look up to with the globally-recognized icon of "Truth, Justice, and the American way." In case you didn't know,...
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Happy Yarn Bombing Day!
Happy Yarn Bombing Day! And a Happy Friday too! You're just hours away from the weekend but don't let that distract you from finishing your week strong so you don't have to think about what's waiting for you on Monday. Anyway, we've got a fun one for you today and you're probably going to need to...
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Happy Ball Point Pen Day!
Happy Ball Point Pen Day! Of all the things we are surrounded by who would have thought the humble and ubiquitous ballpoint pen would have its own day? Well it just goes to show that the little things we take for granted today were a big deal to some one at some point. A quick little history...
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Happy Rose Day!
Happy Rose Day! I am doing a Dry June challenge so I won't be celebrating this one with you but Rosé Wine Day is the perfect excuse to not only enjoy a glass of their favorite wine but to unite with others to enjoy it with. I don't have much to say on Rose itself but I can't say enough about the...
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Happy Upsy Daisy Day!
Happy Upsy Daisy Day! Upsy Daisy Day is an opportunity to reset, reenergize, and reap the rewards of a great day. Your bed is about the coziest thing you can think of ever being in. Trust me, I know; I've got a fleece comforter on top of a foam mattress with performance tech sheets. Getting up…
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Happy VCR Day!
Happy VCR Day! I'm sure it's been a very long time since you've thought about the noble VCR, let alone seen one unless you tripped on the VCR you've been storing in your basement "just in case you need it someday." No doubt there are many people who visit our page who never learned the virtue of...
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HAPPY SATURDAY!
HAPPY SATURDAY! Good morning Team Fit & Able! I hope your weekends are off to a great start already. Well after nearly a full week of asking, begging, and pleading for someone to email me a question I FINALLY GOT ONE! Here it is: "Why are all the video titles about 'Happy Days'?" The answer is...
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Happy National Doughnut Day!
Happy National Doughnut Day! Or is it is National 'Donut' Day? I'm sure there are some strong, regional opinions on that but it's beside the point today. So what is the point then? With the weekend just hours away I'm going to keep this short. Today is a great example - and opportunity! - for...
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Happy National Repeat Day!
Happy National Repeat Day! I hope none of you are actually suffering through anyone taking this "special observance" too literally. But don't fault me if I sound like a broken record myself today because we are circling back around to our topic from yesterday. But, first I want to make a...
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Happy Global Running Day!
Happy Global Running Day! It's absolutely pouring outside right now so rather than recommending that you all go for run, as we often do here, I'm just going to recommend taking a few minutes to listen to this special message. Rumor has it that resisting the urge to click away to something more...
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Happy June!
Happy June! June as arrived and for many of you that means SUMMER, FUN, and VACATION! For others, that means it's the final stretch on the first half of 2021. For them this isn't a time to relax but to take stock of their progress so far on their goals this year and to start planning what they…
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Ep. 26: Travis Wright Colopy: How to Get to the Finish Line
Travis Wright Colopy is Fit & Able's Executive Director and the showrunner for the Fit & Able Life podcast network. Travis earned a dual degree in History and Philosophy at the College of William & Mary and his juris doctor cum laude at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. But before…
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Ep. 25: Travis Wright Colopy: 10 Tips to Choose the Right Race
Travis Wright Colopy is Fit & Able's Executive Director and the showrunner for the Fit & Able Life podcast network. Travis earned a dual degree in History and Philosophy at the College of William & Mary and his juris doctor cum laude at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. But before…
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Ep. 24: Leslie Covington: Good Health is a Never-ending Journey
Leslie Covington is the new Executive Director of the Carying Place, a Cary-based nonprofit organization. Leslie obtained her Social Work degree at North Carolina State University and further developed a love for outreach through her local church. Inspired with empowering at-risk and low income...
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Ep. 23: Alisa & Travis Wright Colopy: Preparing for Your First 5K
As athletes, coaches, and race directors we have been involved in dozens, if not hundreds, of races. That's given us a front row seat to see a wide variety of runners hit the road. But of all the athletes we have watched race - no matter their age, body type, or experience - the one thing that…
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Ep. 22: Kristin Pirigyi: Fueling Peak Performance
Kristin Pirigyi, RD, LDN is a Performance Dietitian with EXOS @ Raleigh Orthopaedic. She graduated from North Carolina Central University in 2014 with a degree in Family & Consumer Sciences and previously worked as a Nutrition Intern for UNC Sports medicine. In 2015, Kristin completed her…
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Ep. 21: Ashley Wall: How to Maintain Your Passion
Ashley Grace Twichell Wall is an American competition swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle and open-water events. Twichell earned the first international medals of her career at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China, winning gold in the 5 km team and bronze in the…
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Ep. 20: Angie Ceroli: Can't Spell "Healthy" Without 'T-E-A'
Angie Ceroli's background has always been in health care. Before she became a Green Tea promoter she was in the pharmaceutical industry for 14 years as a rep for disease management, cardiovascular, and respiratory drugs. She had always been a green tea drinker and realized it was playing a big…
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Ep. 19: Maggie Thibodeau: Getting to the Root of Good Health
Maggie Thibodeau, ND completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Western Ontario. She obtained her premedical requisites from NC State University before attending the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto where she graduated as a Doctor of Naturopathic...
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Ep. 18: Bobby Mack & Sandy Roberts: Running for the Ages
This week we have a double interview with two of the best runners from the Triangle. We've seen them perform at the different levels of their careers and are very happy to hear about how they've achieved their level of running mastery and how they plan to keep running over the years. If you're...
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Ep. 17: Maggie Perkins: Learning Healthy Living at the Poe Center
The Poe Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to positively impacting the lives of North Carolina youth through health education. Since opening in Raleigh in 1991, the Poe Center has educated more than 850,000 participants from 76 counties using innovative teaching theaters, exhibits and...
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Ep. 16: Max McGee: Punch Your Way to Fitness
Max McGee is the manager of TITLE Boxing Club's Cary location. TITLE Boxing is a club you don't want to judge by its name alone. Their motto is "Getting Fit without Getting Hit" and it's true. Training at TITLE Boxing isn't about getting in the ring and sparring with a partner. You actually get...
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Ep 15: Glen Wright Colopy: Running on Passion
Glen Wright Colopy has always been on the go. In fact, as a kid his nickname was "Sport" because he was quick to get on his feet and get on the move. Glen's participated in his first race - the Houston Dino Dash - when he was just 2 years old. Running has been his passion since he was in middle...
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Ep. 14: Alisa & Travis Wright Colopy: A Fit & Able New Year
Happy New Year! Fit & Able has been hard at work bring new and exciting fitness and health opportunities to the community for almost 20 years now. In this episode, we wanted to give you all a quick recap of 2015: what new things we introduced, our successes, and our favorite moments. In short, it...
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Ep. 13: Carla Nowicki: Finding Your Fitness Passion
Carla Nowicki is one of the longest standing members of the Fit & Able family. She joined Team Fit & Able when she was just 9 or 10 and now she has come full circle and is helping other athletes be there best. Carla is your all-around fitness and performance expert. She has a Masters in Sports...
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A Fit & Able Life is your positive resource for making the change you want. New episodes 5 days per weeks on great topics covering health, fitness, wellness, and community. Fit & Able Productions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves the Triangle area, building healthier communities one athlete at a time of all ages, abilities, and skill levels.
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